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(No Model.)

J. DETRIOK.

HARNESS FASTENING-LOOP. No. 374,177. Patented D90. 6,1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE."

JAMES DETRIOK, 'OF KIN GS FERRY, NEW YORK.

HARNESS-FASTENING LOOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 374,177, dated December 6, 1887.

Application filed Scptcmber1,1887, Serial No. 248,489. (No model.)

To 6025 whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES DETRICK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kings Ferry, in the county of Cayuga and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful improvementsinHarness-FasteningLoops; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it apperlains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improved loop fastening for harness, which will be fully understood from the following description, taken in connection with the annexed drawings, in which-- Figure l is a perspective view showing the ends of two leather straps fastened together with my improved loops. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the improved loop.

In the annexed drawings, A designates the improved loopfasteni'ng, which is cast entire, and which is constructed as follows: B designates the rectangular box portion of the loop, which is composed of two transverse portions, a a, united at their ends by short portions 1) b, of a length sufficient to allow the ends of two straps to lap each other between the transverse portions a a, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the annexed drawings. The cross portion a is provided with a flat extension, a", from the inner side of which protrudes a stud, c, of a length snfficient to pass through a strap, 0. The inner side of the cross portion a is also provided with a similar stud, c, which is located at the middle of the length of said portion a, and in the same longitudinal plane as the stud c.

It will be seen from the above description, and by reference to the annexed drawi11gs,that the studs 0 c are at such a distance from each other as will allow the two straps C G to be freely passed through the loop and engaged with said studs, at the same time preventing a casual disengagement of said straps. It will also be seen that the portion a affords a broad flat bearing for one of the straps, and if two of my improved loops are used both straps G G are similarly supported, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

Having thus described my invention, I c1aim- The withindescribed improved article of manufacture, consisting of a rectangular boxloop, B, having a stud, 0, located on the inner side of the bar a, and provided with a broad extension, o the bar a, and the stud a, protruding from said extension, as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES DETRICK.

\Vitnesses:

W. A. OGDEN, J OHN M. KING. 

